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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Why do you think this? Common Core references multiple strategies over and over again in early grades. Part of why their "fewer topics, more depth" thing gathers complaint is that students spend time learning to come at a problem in multiple ways and represent a problem in multiple ways, and some people feel that students should learn the one right way (defined as however a skill was taught in the 1950's) and move on.  
 
 
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And why do you think CC way is better?  Kids learn to think in different ways.  My spouse uses very creative math thinking (an engineer).  It's his own system. No one taught it to him.[/quote]

I'm not sure I understand your reasoning.  Can you explain it a little more?  It's hard to rebut an argument that I don't understand.

I can tell you why I think the CC way is better, based on my experience in the classroom.  I think that children learn to think in different ways, and that showing them something from multiple angles can help them understand it better and apply it more creatively.  I agree that in previous generations small numbers of kids explored on their own and learned to think creatively about mathematics, but I also think we can do better than small numbers if we give kids more rich and varied math experiences.

However, I can't really connect that to your husband in any way.  It seems that he either did have early experiences exploring with math, whether on his own or with an adult who enjoyed playing math games with him, or a talented teacher, and he doesn't remember them because he was young when they happened, or he didn't have those experiences and figured out creative strategies on his own.  Either way that's great, but I'm not sure I understand how it relates to the idea that children today shouldn't have opportunities to explore a variety of strategies.[/quote]

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